So many are leaving.
I'm hearing of so many losses from all my lists and I've lost a loved one
myself.
This is over and above the mass tragedy in Asia we're all reading about.
I'm finding it hard to understand.
Mary Lynn
Mary Lynn Schmidt
ONE SPIRIT ONE HEART
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Minister .
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From: "Darryl McMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [Biofuel] People of Good Will Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:28:49
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Our household is in mourning, we have not lacked for tears these past few
weeks.
A month ago my wife's mother died after a year of ups and downs and time in
and out
of hospital. Her passing was peaceful, and her life was long and full.
She raised
five children in trying circumstances. She left no doubt that I was
welcomed into
her family. Even in her waning days she brought comfort to others. I will
miss
her smile, her good nature, her grace in accepting us for who we are and
life for
what it is.
Yesterday, I had the sad honour of being a pall-bearer for a friend and
past
colleague. Brian was 48, and in my opinion a genius. However, he eschewed
fortune
and fame that I am sure he could have obtained in favour of raising a
family (not
genetically his own). Brian was spiritual without being overtly religious.
While
he suffered from colitis, it was requested that donations in his memory go
to
causes dear to his heart, education in Belize and a summer camp intended to
instill
spiritual values. Brian was one who truly supported me in my investigation
of
biodiesel, probing the underbelly of the Hydrogen Economy and other
pursuits.
He died less than 24 hours after being released from hospital after
"successful"
surgery and 3 days before Christmas. The coroner has not determined a
cause of
death after an autopsy, and an inquest is now expected. I will miss his
curiosity,
his enthusiasm, his guiding questions and his support.
These are two people who embodied "good will" in my experience. Ordinary
in many
respects, yet so special to those close to them.
The loss of life caused by the earthquakes and tsunamis and their
after-effects
around the Indian Ocean are beyond my comprehension. We will be making a
donation
to the Red Cross today in the hope that it will help in some small way
after this
catastrophe. Mostly because we can't imagine people of good will not doing
something in response. Because even small acts are better than inaction.
At times like these I truly wonder if our efforts to improve our world and
the lot
of others (and even ourselves) serve any real purpose in the face of
nature's
caprices and the works of evil that remain evident about us. Today I am
tired in
spirit as well as body. Even the love of those around me brings little
solace. It
is anger that provides my energy today. Perhaps with resolve I will yet
harness
that anger to productive use, to cut through the fog of despair that
shrouds even
the sky now, as though it empathizes. (More likely, I'm just too miserly
to waste
even anger.)
I find myself grateful to the community on this list for continually
showing me
that there are still so many people of good will that also strive for a
better
world (improving this one) in their own ways. Thank you all for sharing
your good
will.
Wishing strength to us all, in all the good we try to do through trying
times,
Darryl McMahon
--
Darryl McMahon http://www.econogics.com/
It's your planet. If you won't look after it, who will?
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